The Information Policy Ministry stands for the safety of journalists and protection of their rights, Minister Yuri Stets said on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, urging to pay attention to the cases of Ukrainian journalists Roman Sushchenko and Mykola Semena held by Russian authorities.

The International Court of Justice urged Russia to fully implement the Minsk agreements having recognized it as a party to the Minsk process, not an intermediary. For the first time, this recognition is not a political, but a legal assessment. President Petro Poroshenko said this meeting with Ukrainian top officials on Friday.

The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine has turned down the request made by former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin to overturn his dismissal by the president and the Verkhovna Rada, Interfax-Ukraine reported.